Need advice

Thank you so much. I panicked which is normal for me with an anxiety disorder when they told me it was abnormal. I'm also very impatient so I think I need treatment immediately. But you're right on the money. I just need to be patient and follow doctors orders. Work is light duty and just limit what I do and eat better. He's says if it comes back abnormal he'll treat it with medication. Thanks for the encouragement 😀

vPANIC.I have a first class honours degree in panic. In my case itis one of the severe signs and symptoms that and depression.

 just hope that I do not have cancer of the thyroid and that some kind surgeon will remove this nodules/nodules.

I cannot wait to start a treatment that will alleviate these dreasdful signs and symptoms. We just have to keep hanging on in there. Jean

You're welcome! Your GP sounds a really good one and very supportive. All the best.

Yeah anxiety and depression have hounded me the last 17 years. When do you start your treatment?

Hi Rick, I'm pleased to hear you are being looked after and have a further blood test in 3 weeks time - this is how I was diagnosed as my tosh was increasing gradually and I was finally treated for hypo when my tsh was 8.2 and my free T4 was 11.6. I agree with Barbara's response to you and I actually have osteoarthritis and degenerative disc disease, high bp and cholesterol, hypothyroid, CFS and fibromyalgia so have been battling on for quite a few years now lol. It is nice to have other people to talk to who understand what we are going through as at times it can become very frustrating. Take care, Paula

wow you have all that and I'm complaining about a few symptoms. I hope you're doing ok that's a lot. My bp has been up lately and my cholesterol is high too. So I need to make some changes and be patient for this next test. You are all awesome. Im so glad I joined this forum. Anxiety relief for sure

Hi Rick

I see the endocrine surgeon on June 12 so have not yet started any treatment. I have multinodular goitre so will probably need an ultraa sound scan f the thyroid plus biopsy.

I am not putting up with this so will hunt around until I find someone who is prepared to remove the nodule(s) irrpective of their size.

he anxiety and depression started in December 2013 following severe headaches, perspiring profusely, everything went worse followwing the prescribing of three aantibiotics at the same time this resulted in peripheral neuropathy.

Kind regards

Jean 

Hi Jean, I hope your appt goes well and you're able to find someone to treat you quickly and effectively. Please stay in contact and update me on your progress if you have time. I started with panic attacks and that led to depression. I've had 3 bouts of it over the years sprinkled in with generalized anxiety. I take meds for it but haven't had any benzodiazepines for about 10 months. But these symptoms don't help my anxiety at all.

Hi Rick

Thank you.

I feel sick woth worry about the multinodular goitre . I have a pain in my left It may not be connected to the multinodular goitre.

goitre.

 hope that it is just muscular pain.

Jean x

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I'm sorry you're worried so much. Seems we both share that too. Hopefully it's just muscular pain.

Thanks Rick. I feel gutted especially with the death of my brother on May 24. The reaction to his passing is just sinking in. Sorry to be so negative.

Anyway thank you for your support. Tomorrow I may feel slightly better and not so depresssed.

Kind regards

Jean 

 

Oh goodness Jean I'm so sorry for your loss. And I'm here complaining cuz I don't feel good. I hope tomorrow finds you feeling a bit better physically and emotionally. I'll be on here if you ever need to vent. If I don't reply quickly I'm either at work or sleeping which I'm doing a bunch of lately .

Thanks Rick.

Don't feel guilty. This thyroid business is no joke and it is the worst conddition that has ever happened to me in terms of the multiple signs and symptoms especially the anxiety and depression. I feel gutted because I have been fobbed off by drs for at least 18 months when with the correct investigations something could have been done to alleviaate the terrible signs and symptoms. Someone dewscribed this as a nightmare and it is.

Unless anyone has actually been thru this personally then they cannot possibly have the slightest idea of the extent of the devastating effect that this thyroid disorder has on a person.

I have never experienced anything like this in my life.

Thanks once again for your kind words and understanding.

Jean  

Hi Barbara

I have been craving starchy, sweet foods. I understand this is due to gluten intolerance. Is it also due to subclinical hyperthyroidism plus twenty nodules on the thyroid. I would be grateful for your advice. Many thanks

jean

Hi jean, I'm not very knowledgeable about gluten intolerance. There are two things I'm aware of that cause cravings for starchy/sweet foods. Firstly, thyroid problems and secondly, depression. Try again with your gGP and ask what can be done about the thyroid nodules an blood test results. If your last set of NHS blood test results was more than 6 weeks ago it is worth asking your GP to do them again TSH, T4, T3 would be good.